http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog Blogging about Search Engine Optimization, Web Design, Domain Names, Databases and more! Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:27:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We all love to travel, and until now, booking flights for the lowest price has often been a crapshoot. Sure, we can guess when we think a flight will be the cheapest, but we rarely have any hard evidence to support that guess. Have you ever held off on booking a ... http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog/emerging-technology/farecast-travel-search-using-history-and-statistics/ I'm often surprised at how few people know about local sponsored search. Well, I guess I'm not *that* surprised, given the fact that local sponsored search is a relatively new topic in the world of search engine marketing. What is local sponsored search? Local sponsored search is an extension of Google ... http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog/search-engine-marketing/local-sponsored-search-through-google-and-yahoo/ Google appears to be positioning itself to take a bite out of Microsoft Office and I think they will eventually succeed in doing it. I would much rather have all my records stored online where I don't have to worry about a hard drive crash and where I can get ... http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog/emerging-technology/google-office-to-replace-microsoft-i-dont-think-so/ We've all been in this situation before: We create websites with great, fresh content, and then never look at the site again. We work long hours trying to finish up the website, and secretly hope that we'll never have to make another change to the site for at ... http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog/web-design/blogging-fresh-content-how-web-sites-are-changing/ Building your brand encompasses a range of activities that are focused on a common goal: creating strategic positioning for your company. Many elements go into brand development including your copy style, layouts and colors, and core messaging. But perhaps nothing is quite as compelling, or can have as significant an ... http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog/marketing/using-your-logo-in-memorable-ways/ With blogs, there exist as many or more optimization opportunities to optimize as with a web site. While most blog software is more search engine friendly out of the box than many web sites, the opportunities for blog optimization are readily available. For our SEO and blog marketing consulting service, ... http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog/search-engine-optimization/blog-optimization-how-to-optimize-your-blog/ I maintain websites for Interlock Group of Companies. (Metal Roofing) I was just served with a legal notification from a Domain Dispute Case Coordinator Supervisor (National Arbitration Forum) regarding a domain name I picked up because of its keyword significance www.classicmetalroofing.com I have bought hundreds of domain names due to a ... http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog/domain-names/domain-name-dispute/ Domain name registrations seem to be a very hot topic at the moment, and I firmly believe that it stems from many prominent articles recently published in mainstream publications regarding domain names and the riches associated with their sales. I also believe that a much of this buzz around domain names ... http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog/domain-names/getting-rich-quick-off-of-domain-names/ A database that contains information on who registered a particular domain name. The whois protocol allows Internet users to easily see and contact the owner of a domain name. Digital Mantis Application Digital Mantis frequently uses whois databases to find information on domain names. Many clients are impressed with our ... http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog/glossary/whois-database/ During domain name registration, there is an option to have your domain name registered privately. Private registration essentially removes any personal contact information from the domain name you are acquiring. While it costs extra (upwards of $20 a year), it completely hides the domain name owners information from ... http://www.digitalmantis.com/blog/glossary/private-domain-name-registration/